Kaiser

Posted by Miss Cellania in Animal on August 1, 2008 at 10:33 am


Debbie Herot arrived at the veterinary clinic she managed last week to find a dog and a note on the doorstep.

“Dear Drs., please forgive me for this horrible transgression. I have no where else to turn so I ask you to mercifully, gently and lovingly please help him sleep. His name is Kaiser and he’s 16-and-a half years old. He’s been my friend, my teacher, my pupil, my lifelong loving and loyal companion,” the letter said.

On the envelope, the author of the letter said that he thought Kaiser had two strokes the night before.

“Be good to him as you would your own child, for he’s been mine for a loving lifetime,” the envelope read.

The note continued, describing the life Kaiser led with the homeless disabled veteran who wrote the letter, and how close they were. Herot could not euthanize this dog. The rest of Kaiser’s story involves a deceased clinic worker, veterinary staff, a Los Angeles newspaper and TV station, and Bob Mikolasko, who was reunited with Kaiser. Link (with video) -via Simply Left Behind


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26 comments to "Kaiser"

  1. sw
    August 1st, 2008 at 10:55 am

    it is so nice to read a happy story every now and again. the fund that the employees set up is so touching, and it really did go to good use.

  2. fakeityfake
    August 1st, 2008 at 10:59 am

    i have something in my eye!

  3. Whitney
    August 1st, 2008 at 11:04 am

    That is a wonderful story; I’m sure the clinic employee would be happy to know that his fund was put to such good use.

    I can’t help but wonder, however, what’s going to happen to the homeless veteran and his beloved dog. Did any veteran groups get involved to try to help him find housing?

  4. Miss Cellania
    August 1st, 2008 at 11:10 am

    Whitney, I bet they will, but the story is still new. They did allude to those who are “still” helping, so we might find out more later.

  5. sise
    August 1st, 2008 at 11:14 am

    Awwwwwwwwwwww…. *cries*

    How awesome that they saved the doggie!

  6. bean
    August 1st, 2008 at 11:27 am

    Thank god these people spent so much time and money during an economic recession to save a stray dog owned by a homeless man. If it wasn’t for them, this country would run out of stray dogs.

  7. kid_icarus
    August 1st, 2008 at 11:28 am

    what is this liquid coming from my eyes? it’s strange….yet happy feeling.

  8. Neatoramawontsendmeapassword
    August 1st, 2008 at 1:13 pm

    Awww, bean. What a softie you are.

  9. actor212
    August 1st, 2008 at 1:29 pm

    Thanks for the hat tip, MissC!

  10. actor212
    August 1st, 2008 at 1:30 pm

    Thank god these people spent so much time and money during an economic recession to save a stray dog owned by a homeless man.

    They are a charity, asshole, why do you care? It’s not coming out of your lint-filled, moth-eaten pocket.

  11. Jill Harness
    August 1st, 2008 at 1:49 pm

    That almost made me cry it was so sweet. Damnit!

  12. Tara
    August 1st, 2008 at 2:00 pm

    Bean you’re heartless.

  13. LH
    August 1st, 2008 at 2:08 pm

    Great story, I´m glad of how it ended.

  14. Luigi'sBro
    August 1st, 2008 at 2:13 pm

    Damn, this made me cry, and I hadn’t cried for so long I can’t even remember the last time. Stoopid dog, reminding me that I have feelings and what not.

  15. lucky
    August 1st, 2008 at 3:09 pm

    okay…i have started my day by crying like a baby…but it was worth it…such a heartwarming story…

  16. eileen
    August 1st, 2008 at 3:28 pm

    He doesn’t look homeless to me? Homeless people have cars? (perhaps i’m just judgmental…)

  17. Jeannette
    August 1st, 2008 at 4:03 pm

    @eileen…

    What rock do you live under? I mean, with the mortgage crisis in USA, all I hear about on the news are people who are living in their cars because they can’t afford their homes - to the point where some cities are reserving parking lots as safe places to park/sleep at night. Let alone, the long standing use of a car as a primary place to sleep/live amongst homeless people for ages…

    Just because you have a car, doesn’t mean you have a home.

  18. bean
    August 1st, 2008 at 5:45 pm

    actor212 -

    As a matter of fact, it is coming out of my pocket. As a charity, they receive taxpayer dollars to do their work. If they wanted to do something nice for the guy, they could have given him a new dog. Except for the fact, of course, that as a homeless person he can’t possibly take proper care of any animal, and could probably grab himself a replacement stray off the street without involving them. The job of shelters like that is to REDUCE the number of stray pets on the streets.

  19. Miss Cellania
    August 1st, 2008 at 6:18 pm

    bean, it’s not a shelter, it’s a private veterinary hospital. They don’t have dogs to give away. It’s not a charity, but they have a connection to a private memorial foundation which help with vet care for those who cannot afford it.

  20. Ashley
    August 1st, 2008 at 6:24 pm

    Guys, just ignore trolls like Bean and enjoy the story for what it is. Thanks, Neatorama, for making my day a little better.

  21. LisaL
    August 1st, 2008 at 7:56 pm

    OMG… damn you Neatorama for making me sob like a baby!
    What a sweet story. That letter just makes me turn in to a blubbering mess.

  22. Queen Rosebud
    August 2nd, 2008 at 1:43 am

    thanks, i needed that :)

  23. Tim Giachetti
    August 2nd, 2008 at 3:01 am

    Bean , ever the total ass wipe.

  24. ted
    August 2nd, 2008 at 2:37 pm

    Does living in a motor home make you homeless?

    Nice that they took care of the dog, but why give it back to an owner who does not have the means to maintain its health?

    16 years is pretty old for a dog, too.

    bean may be callous and insensitive, but those are valid points.

  25. darlene
    August 2nd, 2008 at 7:59 pm

    Thank you for posting this wonderful video. For once, a vet and a pet win.

  26. Chuichupachichi
    August 4th, 2008 at 12:43 pm

    I have a good recipe for those.
    On a Kaiser Roll.


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